{"id":315,"date":"2009-02-08T21:42:28","date_gmt":"2009-02-08T21:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/blog\/?p=315"},"modified":"2009-02-08T21:42:28","modified_gmt":"2009-02-08T21:42:28","slug":"fangoria-posts-nightmare-remake-update-from-producers-we%e2%80%99ve-got-the-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/fangoria-posts-nightmare-remake-update-from-producers-we%e2%80%99ve-got-the-script\/","title":{"rendered":"Fangoria posts Nightmare remake update from producers: “We\u2019ve got the script.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, Fangoria<\/a><\/strong> posted the following interview with Nightmare remake producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. Fuller confirms the script is in hand, with an expectation to begin shooting in 12 weeks:<\/p>\n

Producers\u2019 update on NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET remake<\/strong>
\nWritten by A.C. Ferrante<\/p>\n

With the FRIDAY THE 13TH remake heading into theaters on Friday, February 13, courtesy of Platinum Dunes and New Line\/Paramount, producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form revealed to Fango that their long-gestating A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET reboot is just a couple of months away from filming.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got the script, and in 12 weeks our goal is to be shooting in Chicago,\u201d Fuller tells us.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whereas FRIDAY THE 13th is a distillation of the first four original movies into one, the producers note that their NIGHTMARE will take the franchise back to its roots. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of what we did with TEXAS CHAINSAW, bringing it back to the first one,\u201d says Fuller. \u201cIt will definitely focus on the original film, unlike the new FRIDAY THE 13TH, which [pulls] from a bunch of the movies.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the producers admit they\u2019re \u201cclose on directors,\u201d the ultimate helmer has to be someone who can provide the kind of strong imagery that distinguished Wes Craven\u2019s 1984 trendsetter. \u201cWe\u2019re looking for a really visual filmmaker who can make those dreams crazy,\u201d says Fuller. \u201cSomeone really visual.\u201d And while there have been plenty of rumors on the web for months regarding who will play Freddy Krueger, one actor who is definitely not on the list, despite previous reports, is Billy Bob Thornton. \u201cThat was never brought up with us,\u201d Form states. Fuller adds that Robert Englund has already expressed interest in not reprising the role: \u201cHe doesn\u2019t want to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dilemma right now is whether to cast a name or an unknown as the iconic villain, and the producers are leaning toward the latter. \u201cThere are amazing actors out there who we would love to have in the role,\u201d Fuller says. \u201cI don\u2019t think you want someone in the part where people can\u2019t see Freddy. You have to have somebody who is so good that they can become Freddy, or someone nobody\u2019s heard of who can really pull off that character.\u201d<\/p>\n

But what if Englund were to come back and say he wants to do it after all? Would they entertain the idea? \u201cIt\u2019s a discussion we\u2019ve had,\u2019 Fuller reveals. \u201cWe\u2019d have to talk further about it.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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